Stability means we run it. There are countries that are very stable. Cuba is stable, but that's not called stability.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stability is often a label applied only to regimes that align with powerful interests.
- In plain terms
- Countries are called stable only if they support the powerful.
- What can you take from it?
- Who is called stable depends on who is in power.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is some rule called stability?
- Who decides what counts as stable?
Another view
Stability is a real condition regardless of political labels.
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